Transaxle had internal parts failure. Transaxle made a loud noise, then vehicle would not move in drive or reverse.
1997 Ford Taurus transmission complaints
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Appears to be a defective design of safety critical component. While accelerating to 40 MPH heard loud bang and front of car jumped. Sudden failure/no previous warning signs. Owner (me) suspected transmission or engine mount. Drove home (3 mi.) at speed less than 30--transmission continued to shift ok but would jolt on up shift. Made noise / "bumped" on turning at very low speed. Dealer had recently serviced transmission (35,578 mi.). Dealers said 2/3 hardened bolts sheared and 1/3 was loose in front? Lower block mount loose. Dealer claims no other damage resulted / will later result-we shall see. Took approx 6 hr labor to repair. Dealer said if owner had not had extended warrantee on drive train, owner would have had to pay all out of pocket. Mount bolts/bracket is such that owner can not easily check- have to remove caty convt & r front engine mount for access. Bracket bolts in triangular pattern in lower block- front?. Veh never in accident or struck; in vg cond. Veh had 12,000 mi when purchased from dealer's service mgr's wife. Driven on paved roads 8-12 mi/day 55 MPH max. Not hotrodded. Am intersted if same problem in other taurus sho v8 models.
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My boss has a 1998 taurus and transmission failed. Our regional office in miami no longer uses the taurus due to repeated transmission problems. Those vehicles are in a fleet of leased auto for the company.
Vehicle would hesitate & wouldn't stay running. Wires for fuel pump had rubbed against flex hose, causing it to expose the wires & short out. Dealer cold do nothing because no recall. *ak also the cv joints failed and the transmission pan cracked. The brakes vibrated causing the steering to vibrate terrebly. The vehicle, the consumer says, must be defective.
Gear broke inside transmission and exploded outwards, breaking the case. Consumer states that they took car to a transmission specialist, and they said it was a manufacturer's defect. *ak differential assembly had excessive teeth damaged and probably caused case to break outward.
Complete transmission failure without warning at only 37,204 miles . Please provide more information.
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Transmission intermittently slipped for 30seconds to a minutes before engaging
Air conditioner failure.
The transmission shifts up and down when you maintain a steady speed of approx. 60 miles an hour. The whole car jerks when this happens. It feels like the power to the car turns off it is such a hard shift. I reported this problem at 32,000 miles to jim skinner ford. They said that there is nothing wrong with it, "taurus's do that". It also jerks really hard when I shift from park to drive but they said this is normal also. Periodically, when you come to a stop it surges forward.
The car barely moves, if at all, when in any gear. Transmission is making a loud buzzing noise. Fluid was checked and is not low.
Bearings failed. Nlm
Service bulletin 98-3-7: intermittent neutral condition - no warranty coverage even though ford has upgraded the part. Dealer quote was $2500. Transmission shop upgraded for $1500.
Transmission is leaking onto the catalyic converter. Vehicle not included in recall 97v097000. Please give any further details.
I think this is a safety issue with the ford taurus mfr. Not willing to do anything about it..
Original transmission failed at 35,000 miles replaced by a factory rebuilt dealer tranny. Second tranny failed at 43000, dealer stated that no factory rebuilts were available. Rebult transmission inhouse. Both transmissions failed due to shifting from 1 to neutral. After the repair of the second transmission the car started to accelerate by itself . Starting from a stop , pressing on the accelerator pedal the car shifts from 1 to 2 nd to 3rd , if I take my foot off the accelerator pedel the car continues to gain speed and the tach needle does not drop down but continues to stay in the 2 to 3 thousand RPM range, it I put the tranny in neutral the tach need jumps up to 3,000 rpms.
Transmission repeatedly had problems slamming/jumping, and hopping out, then finally quit ford didn't care.
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Transmission was slipping prior to failure. Yh
Transmission slipped and failed when accelerating and slammed into 2nd gear then refused to power/ work at all - 3rd reverse piston cracked dealer said needs replacing at owners expense.
Vehicle slips into neutral when at a stop position. While vehicle was under warranty dealer said this was normal. Valve body has been replaced, problem has not reoccurred, although there is rough shifting. *ak
When starting up vehicle and put it in gear, reach about 25mph and does not shift properly. Then, engine revs up to 4,000 rpms and when reach 30mph it shifts. Contacted dealer.
Experienced transmission hesitation while slowing down into a turn and rough transition ( banging) when reapplying acceleration coming out of the turn. Ford dealer reports after diagnostic and tear down that problem was in transmission forward clutches and torque convertor and needed replacement. Transmission only has 48500 miles and only 3 years old. Problem started about 46000 miles with only subtle rough transient shifting at first. Problem grew worse with banging and whole car vibration at times. Ford customer service center has been contacted and will contact service manager for a detailed explanation of what could have caused problem so that a decision can be reached for an out of warranty component financial assistance situation.
While driving engine check light will come on and stay for about a month. Dealer could not find what was causing this problem. Transmission slips unexpectedly, dealer says it's faulty. *ak
When I stop at a stop light or stop sign the transmission drops in to neutral and does not want to go into gear, you have to rev the engine to get it to move and then the trans. Jerks real hard, the dealer said it was the cervo's at first and now the are saying a sensor is causing the problem but that we would have to pay for it since the warranty is out!
Transmission has whining sound when letting off the gas.
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